# Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress MSBS students maintain satisfactory progress by: * Matriculating on a full-time basis * Maintaining a minimum semester GPA of 3.0. * Graduating with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and achieving a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all of the Core Curricula * Demonstrating the ability to grow in research skills and movement towards project goals following the selection of a thesis/capstone advisor * Developing a research project, under the supervision of one or more faculty members, that results in a thesis or capstone demonstrating mastery of the subject area, which is presented, defended, and submitted. * Meet all milestone deadlines as defined above --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-4-1/ms-in-biomedical-sciences-msbs/program-requirements/standards-for-maintaining-satisfactory-progress.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.